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PERSPECTIVE: Racial Tensions Nothing New at Mizzou

The sad story, historically, at the state’s flagship institution. Recent actions are related to a history of issues. Story courtesy …

by Future U/ November 10, 2015/ Articles, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: A Private Presidential Search at a Public University

Read about the intolerable situation at Eastern Michigan University.

by Future U/ November 9, 2015/ Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVE: It’s Time for Serious Discussion about Football and Higher Education

Here’s a provocative and timely article–from Trustee Magazine, published by the Association of Governing Boards–about the higher ed-football connection. The author …

by Future U/ November 8, 2015/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Racial Challenges and Student Organizing at Missouri-Columbia

African-American football players have stepped up in response to a series of racially-related incidents on campus. They are asking the …

by Future U/ November 8, 2015/ Articles, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: CUNY FACULTY PROTEST PAY

No salary increases for 5 years–working without a contract–stimulate protests in a system that serves one of the most diverse …

by Future U/ November 6, 2015/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: How Much is Too Much, Athletics and the University

Athletics is a primary feature in today’s “branded university.” But how much is too much? And who gets to decide …

by Future U/ October 31, 2015/ MSU, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: Why It’s Time for Tuition-Free Public Colleges & Universities

America is facing a crisis: a public good has become a private matter. Lawrence Wittner, the author of this piece, …

by Future U/ October 29, 2015/ Articles, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: The Company You Keep, “The UnBranded University”

Universities weren’t branded and marketed to the public in the 1950s. They were “unbranded” in the business sense. And perhaps there’s …

by Future U/ October 27, 2015/ MSU, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: Pulitzer Prize Winner Critiques Big-Time College Athletics

Gilbert Gaul is a two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize. His newest book is “Billion Dollar Ball: A Journey Through …

by Future U/ October 26, 2015/ Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: Neoliberalism and Higher Education

Teresa Córdova is Director, Great Cities Institute, University of Illinois Chicago. Read her Director’s Blog on neoliberalism in higher ed.

by Future U/ October 26, 2015/ Public Higher Ed, Society/

VIDEO: What Good is Higher Education?

Presentation by Dr. Lawrence Busch, Distinguished Professor, Michigan State University. Also watch Larry’s interview on Lansing’s Online News Radio.

by Future U/ October 26, 2015/ Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: No Academic Credentials for New UNC System Chief

It’s happening all too often–recently at Florida State, then Iowa, and now at the University of North Carolina system–naming a …

by Future U/ October 24, 2015/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

LITERATURE: A Faculty Member Speaks Out: Why We Should Fear “University, Inc.”

Fredrik deBoer writes expressive in The New York Times Magazine about his experiences at a major university, a place he interprets as an …

by Future U/ October 23, 2015/ Articles, Public Higher Ed/

LITERATURE: Arthur Kirk on Strategic Planning in Colleges & Universities

Former university president, Arthur Kirk, writes in Huffington Post about strategic planning. Here’s an excerpt from the article: “It’s clear to …

by Future U/ October 23, 2015/ Articles, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: David Wheeler on College Newspapers & “Protecting the College Brand”

“Colleges are more obsessed with protecting the brand than they’ve ever been,” writes Lindsey Knake, MLIVE (Twitter post, 9/30/15). Just how …

by Future U/ October 23, 2015/ Public Higher Ed/